[ISEA2024] Paper: Brandon Ables — Peripheral Interaction as Self-Hypnosis Arts Practice

Abstract

Keywords:
Peripheral interaction, self-programming, hypnosis, creative practice, hedonic adaptation, ubiquitous computing

Technology is now in a place where unsophisticated com-puter users can alter their home environments for peripheral interaction. I have arranged my home for peripheral interac-tions to reprogram my subconscious as I go about my daily activities. Text and audio of my notes, transcribed dreams, and hypnotic scripts are interacted with while I am eating, clipping my nails, watching TV, reading on my computer, writing on my computer, and washing my hands. Interacting peripherally keeps me aware of ideas as I go about activities previously completed on autopilot. This paper presents my practice of self-hypnosis through peripheral interaction.

  • Brandon Ables, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA